Really? No one has the crazy family members?
My father recently went off the deep end and refuses to believe Obama was born in America. I need a number of drinks for us not to explode in a political argument. It's not dependency... it's a crazy family member.
Really, it seems her brother is the crazy family member for which she needs to drink to put up with. I can't imagine the other shit he demands her and the family abstain from in the children's presence which is otherwise considered normal social interactions.